Where does “sownde” come from?
sownde (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman sun, from Old French son, from Vulgar Latin sum, from Latin suus, from Proto-Italic sowos, from Proto-Indo-European sewos, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
Ancestry of “sownde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | sun | — |
| 2 | Old French | son | his/hers/its |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | sum | to be, exist, have; to be there; to go |
| 4 | Latin | suus | his, her, its, their |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | sowos | his, her, its, their |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sewos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |